Willing to pay for .Lua file for MFCD

[IraLite]

I'm new and perplexed by the instructions to edit the file. I have a 1440 main moniter and 1024x768 (8inch) moniter I want to use as my rightside mfcd

[InfinityWingman]

You might want to try Helios. It does all of that for you and a lot more. 

 

https://github.com/HeliosVirtualCockpit/Helios/releases

[Caldera]

Iralite,

 

I am not willing to charge, but I will help you if I can.

 

Attached is the lua file that I use.  I have placed both the right and the left MFCDs on my second monitor. 

This file is placed:      C:\Users\%name%\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\config\MonitorSetup\CENTER+MFDs.lua

If you do not use Open Beta then place it in the DCS folder.

 

DO THIS STEP FIRST.  It is critical that you set the RESOLUTION first.  If you don't you may end up with the OK button off screen unable to put it back to normal.  Like I did the first time.

 

The RESOLUTION setting is Width x Height.

You can type in the values.

My upper screen is 2560 x 1440 and my lower screen is 1920 x 1080 so for total resolution I use 2560 x 2520  (1440 + 1080 = 2520)

Yours should be 2560 x 1440 and 1024 x 768 so your total resolution would be 2560 x 2208 (1440 + 768 = 2208) if you use my file and stack the screens as I have shown below.

 

You will need to edit some variables in my lua file.  I use notepad++.  Basically, I have set up variables to make it simple.

 

The variables look like this:

 

                                           -- All variables are in pixels
local TOP        = 60           -- Top Margin
local mainW    = 2560       -- Width of the center monitor
local mainH     = 1440       -- Height of the center monitor
local MFD        = 960        -- Size MFCD
local OSet        = -10         -- Offset bottom screen horizontal position       Pos-Right  Neg-Left

 

 

You would mostly likely only need to edit local TOP = 60, local MFD = 960 and local OSet = -10. 

Change the 60 to a 10

Change the 960 to 748

 

To adjust the horizontal position of the MFCD's change the -10 

Where a more negative number moves them left and a more positive number moves them right.

You just have to experiment with it.  Exit and restart DCS each time you need to make an edit.

 

 

My DCS SYSTEM screen looks like this:

 

It is critical that you set up your monitor locations in windows so that DCS knows where they are. 

 

 

This is how mine is set-up.  The 2 monitor is my main screen (2560 x 1440) and the 1 monitor is the MFCD  screen (1920 x 1080}.  It is a little more complicated, but the mouse works correctly if I move it down the center of the upper screen to the lower screen.  This is exactly how these monitors sit on my desk.

 

Good Luck!

 

Caldera

 

 

CENTER+MFDs.lua

Edited April 15, 2021 by Caldera

[IraLite]

Thanks

Edited April 15, 2021 by IraLite
Found the file

[Caldera]

Happy Happy!

 

I do not use FULL SCREEN.  It used to mess up how the game started with some kind of split personality. I am not sure now.

 

Caldera